Characteristics and description of the Betta tomato variety
If the choice of summer residents falls on the Betta tomato, then there is no doubt that in June they will be with the first tomatoes. It is at this time that the body asks for vitamins from the garden. And the fruits of tomatoes will strengthen the immune system, saturate with vitamins, cleanse the circulatory system of cholesterol.
Features of the variety
Breeders from Poland presented a luxury tomato variety to gardeners. This stunted plant grows to a height of only fifty centimeters. On its moderately leafy stems, after eighty-five days, fruits ripen. The characteristics of tomatoes are excellent:
- flat-round shape with a slight ribbing at the stalk;
- weight up to fifty grams;
- a small number of seeds;
- smooth skin without cracking;
- dense and juicy pulp;
- sweetish taste with slightly perceptible sourness;
- bright red color.
And the yield of an early-ripening tomato variety is high - up to two kilograms from one bush, because up to six tomatoes of a rich red color ripen on one brush.
Growing rules
Getting some delicious Betta tomatoes in June is worth a little work. For this, in March I plant pre-treated tomato seeds in the ground. Seedlings appear quickly - after five to seven days. They grow quickly if additional lighting is organized for tomato seedlings, and the air temperature in the room does not fall below 25-20 degrees Celsius.
In order for the yield of tomatoes to be high, seedlings:
- watered moderately;
- fed with wood ash and mullein;
- loosen the soil in boxes;
- seedlings dive at the stage of the second true leaf;
- harden tomatoes before planting in open ground or a greenhouse, taking them out to the balcony or veranda.
Growing in a permanent location begins with planting seedlings. Holes for them are prepared in advance, they add a little humus, peat, wood ash to them. It is necessary to deepen the stems of tomatoes deeply. Considering that the Betta variety is low, five tomato seedlings are placed on a square meter. The best time to plant early ripe tomatoes is early May, and preferably on a cloudy day.
The description of caring for Betta tomatoes includes procedures:
- moderate watering with warm water;
- feeding every two weeks with alternating mineral and organic substances;
- loosening the soil around the plantings;
- fight against diseases and pests of tomato.
Due to the stunted stature and power of the stem, tomatoes can not be tied up or pinned.
Disease and pest control
Since Betta tomatoes ripen early, they are not susceptible to late blight, but pathogenic fungi can infect a vegetable plant with another infection:
- Leaf curling on a vegetable crop occurs due to a physiological disorder of the green organism due to excessive moisture, lack of phosphorus in the soil, and excessive dry air. The plant can inherit the disease, so you should not take seeds from diseased tomatoes.
- White leaf spot can be prevented by spraying Betta bushes with Bordeaux liquid three times with a break of ten days.
- The appearance of a dark spot of rot at the top of the tomato indicates the development of a fungal disease. Diseased fruits must be removed and destroyed, and healthy bushes must be watered more abundantly.
Among the pests that attack vegetable plantings, slugs, bears are noted, and during flowering - aphids, spider mites. All pests are fought by spraying with insecticides such as Aktar, and slugs and caterpillars are collected by hand. From folk remedies will help eliminate parasites by processing tomatoes with a decoction of onion peels. It is prepared by infusing twenty grams of husk in one liter of water. The bushes are sprayed three times at intervals of ten days.
If the wireworm damages the tomatoes, then it is necessary to feed the plantings with potassium salt on time. And for clicker beetle larvae, it is best to decompose the cut potato bait poisoned with insecticides.
When the rules of agricultural technology for caring for tomatoes are followed, then the plant is not attacked by pests.
Gardeners' opinion about the variety
Vegetable growers believe that the characteristics and description of the variety is worth getting to know and planting on your site. In addition to the benefits of Betta fruits, summer residents will receive an original design element of the site. After all, low vegetable bushes look interesting in pots, tubs, when they are decorated with brushes of bright red fruits. They can be placed on a balcony, loggia, creating a mini-vegetable garden.
In June, harvests are collected, wonderful dishes from sweet tomatoes are prepared. Whole fruits are especially good in salads. They decorate various dishes of the summer diet, they go well with cheese, rice, pasta. In the summer, you want vitamins so much, early ripe tomatoes will give them.
Reviews of summer residents indicate that breeders give us varieties such as Betta, so that everyone can brighten up their life with rural labor, be closer to nature, growing tomatoes.
